In today’s litigation climate virtually every court will require the parties to attend mediation. Mediation is useful both in terms of settling a claim as well as discovering weaknesses in your claim as well as weaknesses and/or strengths in the opposing...

In the State of Texas, if you had a charge filed against you dismissed, received a deferred disposition (similar to deferred adjudication) on a class C misdemeanor and successfully completed that deferred disposition, you were found not guilty, or your case was no...

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) created special provisions in United States immigration law to protect domestic violence victims who are not U.S. citizens. These special provisions may help you obtain lawful permanent residence if you are a victim of domestic...

In Texas the monetary jurisdictional limits for a small claims court is $10,000.00. This threshold allows a suit to be filed if the total amount that is sought by the plaintiff is less than $10,000.00, however, it is not always wise to take this type of matter to...

Many times it is important to be the first to file in a divorce case because the District Judges who hear the cases hear them regularly and it is best to grab their attention by presenting your case first. Because you file the divorce, that allows you to present your...